http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/blast-of-early-fall-heat-smashes-records-1.2316021
Just by standing on the sidelines, cheering at our homecoming game this past Saturday I could feel how strong the heat really was and knew that it was not supposed to normally be this warm at the beginning of fall. It was so hot that I was getting sunburned and tan which is crazy! Everyone could feel it and now we have records to prove how extreme it really was. This is a great example showing how the weather is truly changing over the years which may, most likely, be a result of the impact that humans are having on our world. Who knows what degree we will reach another couple of years from now on this same date. It is scary but it should be interesting to see the patterns that are still to come and later compare them to the previous ones.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
HW #2
http://www.yournabe.com/articles/2010/09/16/queens/doc4c92c66068639278175770.txt
After hearing about, and reading articles like this one about how hard Queens got hit by the tornado, I felt so relieved that where I live we only got pretty much a regular storm even though we live very close. I hadn’t realized how much was truly destructed and torn down by them. Things seemed to be extremely dangerous and I’m sure it was a lot of work for people such as policemen and firefighters at the time. I’m sure that I would have been very, very scared if I saw all of this happening around me although it also would have been interesting to watch as well. The people living in this area were most likely not ready for anything like that and had been in shock when so many catastrophes were taking place around where their homes had been for so many years. Towards the end of this story it was mentioned how a 60-foot tree was taken up out of the ground by winds. That must have been an amazing sight and the wind must have been incredibly strong. It is surprising that people still seemed to be using transportation almost as if everything were normal too, until a certain point.
After hearing about, and reading articles like this one about how hard Queens got hit by the tornado, I felt so relieved that where I live we only got pretty much a regular storm even though we live very close. I hadn’t realized how much was truly destructed and torn down by them. Things seemed to be extremely dangerous and I’m sure it was a lot of work for people such as policemen and firefighters at the time. I’m sure that I would have been very, very scared if I saw all of this happening around me although it also would have been interesting to watch as well. The people living in this area were most likely not ready for anything like that and had been in shock when so many catastrophes were taking place around where their homes had been for so many years. Towards the end of this story it was mentioned how a 60-foot tree was taken up out of the ground by winds. That must have been an amazing sight and the wind must have been incredibly strong. It is surprising that people still seemed to be using transportation almost as if everything were normal too, until a certain point.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
HW #1
http://www.newsday.com/news/world/mexico-ups-security-on-bicentennial-attack-concern-1.2289565
I feel that the people of Mexico should not have to be dealing with this concern when they should be having a great time and celebrating on this day like usual. It is a shame that they have to be watching their towns “enjoy” the remembrance of their independence through a television. The partying has been a tradition for years and now it is extremely sad that those living in Mexico have to even cancel all plans out of plain fear. The numbers that have died as a result of drug-related events in this area is terrifying however and something definitely needs to be done about it. Those causing this chaos seem to be doing it through larger attacks on crowds of individuals all at once. Overall, I find the entire thing ridiculous. Those pursuing these acts of terrorism have no right or logical reason to their plans. They are affecting tons around them in a negative way and I am sure making them live in alarm when they really should not have to one bit. The government should work even harder on this issue and do their best to keep security tight and punish or get rid of those causing the huge problems.
I feel that the people of Mexico should not have to be dealing with this concern when they should be having a great time and celebrating on this day like usual. It is a shame that they have to be watching their towns “enjoy” the remembrance of their independence through a television. The partying has been a tradition for years and now it is extremely sad that those living in Mexico have to even cancel all plans out of plain fear. The numbers that have died as a result of drug-related events in this area is terrifying however and something definitely needs to be done about it. Those causing this chaos seem to be doing it through larger attacks on crowds of individuals all at once. Overall, I find the entire thing ridiculous. Those pursuing these acts of terrorism have no right or logical reason to their plans. They are affecting tons around them in a negative way and I am sure making them live in alarm when they really should not have to one bit. The government should work even harder on this issue and do their best to keep security tight and punish or get rid of those causing the huge problems.
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